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Mechanism of the accident:
Catching the ring on a fixed object
while falling or jumping
30 % are occupational accidents
70% of the accidents occur in every
day activities
30 to 49 yo
« Regular » wedding rings
Women : 30 %
Men : 60 %

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Mechanism of the accident:
Catching the ring on a fixed object
while falling or jumping
 Jumping from a moving vehicle
 Catching on a -pole or fence post
 A moving belt or other moving object
 On a nail
 slipping off a ladder or a tree
 Hanging up keys on a hook
 Shutting a door
 Jumping into the water from a pier
 Diving from a boat
 Attaching a goal-post nets
 Jammed in an antiaircraft machinegun
13 à 15 % of all finger amputations

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Mechanism of the accident

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Mechanism of the accident
The ring is caught...
… and forces the soft tissues to tear
Amputation is frequent